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June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years ago, the Apollo 11 astronauts were completing theirf checklist to leave the Moon when they discoverecd that they hadforgotten something. Buzz Aldrin had already climbex back into thelunar Eagle, when Armstrong reminded him about a small packagde that contained encrypted messages on a tiny Aldrin quickly remembered that he had it in his sleever pocket, removed it, and threwe it onto the Moon's Sea of The astronauts left the Stars and a plaque declaring "We Came in Peace for All Mankind," and a tiny silico disc with goodwill messages in nativee languages from many world leaders. As U.S.
State Departmenyt officials scrambled to solicit messages of goodwill from many engineers used the latest technology in 1969 to enshrinre the messages on material suitabler for the harsh lunar NASA officials wanted tobalancre "good taste" from a world perspective, without implying U.S. sovereigntyu on the Moon. . Rahman revealsd the story of the messages from leaders such as PopePaul VI, , and the Shah of Iran that are enshrinec on the disc. Rahman grew up in Haysville, Kansas and he is currentl a physician inOverland Kansas. He stated, "I love Kansas becauswe you can see a great skyat night, and it inspiredx me to learn more abou t space.
" In a recent Buzz Aldrin stated, "Neil Armstrony and I almost forgot to leaves the silicon disc on the Moon, but no one shoulr forget the messages beautifully portrayed in Rahman'z book 'We Came in Peace for All Mankind.' The disc will last on the Moon for a thousand years." Rahman will be signing books at the Leawoodd Town Center Barnes and Noble on June 13 from 1-3 PM and at the Smithsonian Air and Spacer Museum on June 20. The book is also available at Contact: .
Friday, August 31, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Marlins ballpark financing pushed back - Charlotte Business Journal:
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If commissioners approve the change, the three parties would have untilo early July to closron financing, instead of the end of June. Miami-Dade Countyg and the parties also will be given untiJuly 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change that financing institutiomn is requesting would affect the way the letter-of-credir fees are paid. But, it would not impact the projected financing expenditures the countty commission alreadyhas reviewed, according to a statement from County Manager Georg e Burgess. The change would require an amendmeng to the bond ordinance that allowed the count to issue Professional Sportds Franchise Tax and Tourist DevelopmentTax bonds.
Countyt commissioners will get a chance to consider the changes at a specialp meeting onJune 19. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled forJune 30. Burgeszs also is working with Miami to modifuy the deed on the stadium site to reflect the chang inthe deal’s new termination date. “Oufr confidence in the project and its underlyingv funding plan hasnot changed,” he said in the statement. Burgesz also wants to make “minor technicalk corrections” to the county deed that conveys two parcelss to the city of Miami for thestadium garage.
In April, county commissioners approve d issuing bonds totaling a maximumof $536 million toward construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seat
If commissioners approve the change, the three parties would have untilo early July to closron financing, instead of the end of June. Miami-Dade Countyg and the parties also will be given untiJuly 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change that financing institutiomn is requesting would affect the way the letter-of-credir fees are paid. But, it would not impact the projected financing expenditures the countty commission alreadyhas reviewed, according to a statement from County Manager Georg e Burgess. The change would require an amendmeng to the bond ordinance that allowed the count to issue Professional Sportds Franchise Tax and Tourist DevelopmentTax bonds.
Countyt commissioners will get a chance to consider the changes at a specialp meeting onJune 19. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled forJune 30. Burgeszs also is working with Miami to modifuy the deed on the stadium site to reflect the chang inthe deal’s new termination date. “Oufr confidence in the project and its underlyingv funding plan hasnot changed,” he said in the statement. Burgesz also wants to make “minor technicalk corrections” to the county deed that conveys two parcelss to the city of Miami for thestadium garage.
In April, county commissioners approve d issuing bonds totaling a maximumof $536 million toward construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seat
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
BarePlus by Bare Necessities Launches Its First Digital Catalog - Sacramento Bee
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BarePlus by Bare Necessities Launches Its First Digital Catalog Sacramento Bee EDISON, N.J., Aug. 27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Bare Necessities is certainly living up to its promise of dominating the digital experience. Now, BarePlus by Bare Necessities released a hot, new digital catalog featuring full-figured and full-busted ... |
Monday, August 27, 2012
Regulators order SouthBank to consider sale or merger - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Office of Thrift Supervision signed the supervisory agreement with SouthBanl onMay 21. On the same day, it signed a separate supervisory agreement with itsholding company, Huntsville, Ala.-basecd Commonwealth Savingshares Corp., and a more serious ceas and desist order with its sister institution, SouthBankj of Huntsville. The Palm Beach Gardens-based bank only had $24.54 million in assets as of March 31. It had capita l ratios in excess of regulatory The OTS agreement said the bank failex to comply with the requirements of laws and thoughit didn’t specify which and failed in the areas of risk management, operational management and correcting deficiencies.
It told the bank it must submitg a plan to become viable asa stand-alon without depending on its sister institution or parent holding The order also placed restrictions on the bank’a growth and the hiring of executive management. Danny the chairman and CEO of both did not immediately return a callseeking comment.
The Office of Thrift Supervision signed the supervisory agreement with SouthBanl onMay 21. On the same day, it signed a separate supervisory agreement with itsholding company, Huntsville, Ala.-basecd Commonwealth Savingshares Corp., and a more serious ceas and desist order with its sister institution, SouthBankj of Huntsville. The Palm Beach Gardens-based bank only had $24.54 million in assets as of March 31. It had capita l ratios in excess of regulatory The OTS agreement said the bank failex to comply with the requirements of laws and thoughit didn’t specify which and failed in the areas of risk management, operational management and correcting deficiencies.
It told the bank it must submitg a plan to become viable asa stand-alon without depending on its sister institution or parent holding The order also placed restrictions on the bank’a growth and the hiring of executive management. Danny the chairman and CEO of both did not immediately return a callseeking comment.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Federated sells Lord & Taylor for less than expected - Washington Business Journal:
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Federated signed an agreement June 22 to sell theNew York-basedf division to NRDC of Purchase, for $1.195 billion in cash, but said Tuesday that the finalk sale price was adjusted to $1.083 or about $840 million after tax. The lowered sale according toa release, is due primarily to the fact that Federatedd agreed to sublease certain properties to NRDC due to restrictions in the leases underlyingt those properties. The rental income on these properties is expected to beabout $8.6 millionh per year. Federated acquired Lord & Taylor when it closede its purchaseof St. Louis-based May Departmentt Store. Aug. 30, 2005.
Upscale fashion retailer Lord & Taylor, founded in 1826, has storezs in Montgomery County andNorthern Virginia. The Lord Taylor division includes 48 storesin D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New New York, Illinois, Connecticut, Michigan and Pennsylvania, as well as a distribution centedr in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores (NYSE: FD) operatee nearly 950 department stores and more than 700 bridal and formalweaer stores in49 states, the Distric, Guam and Puertoo Rico.
Federated signed an agreement June 22 to sell theNew York-basedf division to NRDC of Purchase, for $1.195 billion in cash, but said Tuesday that the finalk sale price was adjusted to $1.083 or about $840 million after tax. The lowered sale according toa release, is due primarily to the fact that Federatedd agreed to sublease certain properties to NRDC due to restrictions in the leases underlyingt those properties. The rental income on these properties is expected to beabout $8.6 millionh per year. Federated acquired Lord & Taylor when it closede its purchaseof St. Louis-based May Departmentt Store. Aug. 30, 2005.
Upscale fashion retailer Lord & Taylor, founded in 1826, has storezs in Montgomery County andNorthern Virginia. The Lord Taylor division includes 48 storesin D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New New York, Illinois, Connecticut, Michigan and Pennsylvania, as well as a distribution centedr in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores (NYSE: FD) operatee nearly 950 department stores and more than 700 bridal and formalweaer stores in49 states, the Distric, Guam and Puertoo Rico.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Tampa Bay area sees some stabilization in foreclosure rates - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Rates in Hillsborough, Pasco and Sarasota counties dropped througuh the first six months of the year compared to according to new numbers releasedby , despitse double-digit gains in the secondc quarter and in June. Hillsborough had 15,186 homews in some form of foreclosurew in the first half ofthe year, down 6 perceny from the 16,195 the year before. Sarasota rates dropped nearl 5 percentto 5,787 units. Pasco dipped 3.38 percent to 5,8267 units. The counties that did grow foreclosurr filings overthe six-month period didn’t do so by Hernando had the worst climb — 6.
4 2,412 foreclosure filings — well below the 42 percentr increase experienced by the rest of the Polk’s rate rose by 3.4 percent to 7,407 filingas while Pinellas remained mostlyu flat with 10,481 filingd compared to 10,453 the year before. Nationwide 1.9 million foreclosur e filings were reported between January and up 15 percent from theyear before. RealtyTracf lists default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessiones as part ofits study. Florida was ranked thirrd in the nation in termzof rates, where one in everg 33 homes faced some form of foreclosure, the same rate experienced in both Hillsborough and Hernando countiesa over that same period. James J.
chief executive of RealtyTrac, said a lot of today’sw foreclosures are a result of highe runemployment rates. “Stemming the tide of foreclosure s is a critical componentf to stabilizing thehousing market, so it is imperativee that the lending industry and the governmentt work in tandem to find new approachez to address this Saccacio said in a In June, foreclosure rates in both Pasco and Pinellaas counties dropped by between 11 and 17 while Manatee had the biggestf increase year-over-year at 51 percent. Hillsborough’s ratex were at 3,215, or one in everyt 160 homes, up 33.5 percent. For the second only Hernando had a lower foreclosure rate compared to the year down 6.
3 percent to 1,264 or one in every 64 homes. Polk had the biggesgt jump in the quarter by72 percent, representing 4,40i8 filings, or one in every 63 homes — the highesf ratio in the region for the For the six-month period, Nevadq remained the state with the highest rate of foreclosur e representing one in every 16 homes with Arizonza second with one in everty 30 homes.
Rates in Hillsborough, Pasco and Sarasota counties dropped througuh the first six months of the year compared to according to new numbers releasedby , despitse double-digit gains in the secondc quarter and in June. Hillsborough had 15,186 homews in some form of foreclosurew in the first half ofthe year, down 6 perceny from the 16,195 the year before. Sarasota rates dropped nearl 5 percentto 5,787 units. Pasco dipped 3.38 percent to 5,8267 units. The counties that did grow foreclosurr filings overthe six-month period didn’t do so by Hernando had the worst climb — 6.
4 2,412 foreclosure filings — well below the 42 percentr increase experienced by the rest of the Polk’s rate rose by 3.4 percent to 7,407 filingas while Pinellas remained mostlyu flat with 10,481 filingd compared to 10,453 the year before. Nationwide 1.9 million foreclosur e filings were reported between January and up 15 percent from theyear before. RealtyTracf lists default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessiones as part ofits study. Florida was ranked thirrd in the nation in termzof rates, where one in everg 33 homes faced some form of foreclosure, the same rate experienced in both Hillsborough and Hernando countiesa over that same period. James J.
chief executive of RealtyTrac, said a lot of today’sw foreclosures are a result of highe runemployment rates. “Stemming the tide of foreclosure s is a critical componentf to stabilizing thehousing market, so it is imperativee that the lending industry and the governmentt work in tandem to find new approachez to address this Saccacio said in a In June, foreclosure rates in both Pasco and Pinellaas counties dropped by between 11 and 17 while Manatee had the biggestf increase year-over-year at 51 percent. Hillsborough’s ratex were at 3,215, or one in everyt 160 homes, up 33.5 percent. For the second only Hernando had a lower foreclosure rate compared to the year down 6.
3 percent to 1,264 or one in every 64 homes. Polk had the biggesgt jump in the quarter by72 percent, representing 4,40i8 filings, or one in every 63 homes — the highesf ratio in the region for the For the six-month period, Nevadq remained the state with the highest rate of foreclosur e representing one in every 16 homes with Arizonza second with one in everty 30 homes.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Novavax to get capital infusion - Washington Business Journal:
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Rockville-based Novavax, which is developing vaccines for influenzaand HIV, reporteds a net loss of $11 million, or 15 centsx per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to a net loss of $9.2 million, or 16 cents per in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the year, the companyg lost $36 million, or 53 cents per compared to a net lossof $34.8 or 57 cents per share, in 2007. Revenue for 2008 was $1.1 compared to $1.5 million in 2007 — a drop the companyt attributed to the timing of completinggovernment Fourth-quarter revenues were $70,000, down from $383,000 for the same periocd in 2007. Research and developmenyt costswere $24.3 million in 2008.
The company attributes the 38 percent increase over 2007 to expensews to support itsvaccine technology. On Tuesdahy the company also announced a joint venturebetween Ltd. and Novavax in which will be owned 80 percent by Cadila and 20 percen tby Novavax, pending approval of the Indias Foreign Investment Promotion Board. vaccine candidate and Cadila’as therapeutic vaccine candidates against cancer as well as its biogeneric and biological diagnostic products within theIndiann territory. Cadila will put in approximately $8 million over threed years to support the jointventurr operations, which includes testing and registeringv products that will be marketerd and sold in India.
Novavaxc will be able to negotiate licenswe arrangements of certain vaccines developerd by the joint venture for commercializatiohn worldwide outsideof India. Novavaxz ended 2008 with $33.9 million in cash and investmente comparedto $46.5 million at the end of 2007. A wholly-ownef subsidiary of Cadila willbuy 12.5 milliom shares of Novavax stock at the market pricee of 88 cents per share under and agreemenr reached Tuesday. The transaction is expected to closreApril 1. Novavax said the $11 million equity investmen t will pay part of its senior convertible notexs due in July and other corporate In January Novavax had announced its plans tosell 12.
5 millioh shares of stock to raise an estimated $25 according to a SEC filing. But that announcemenr came as the company’s stock was closing at $1.69 per Shares have since fallen and closed at 87 cents per shareon Monday. After Tuesday’s jointf venture and capital infusiobn announcement, Novavax shares jumpeed 17 percent and closecat $1.02 per share — the first time shares closef above the $1 mark since Feb. 24. Company officialx had said in January if they were unable to raise thecapitalp needed, Novavax could delay or reduce work on its research programsx or potentially cut more jobs and costzs to stay in business.
It had already slashed 20 percent of its work forc to reduce spending by nearly 20 percenftin 2009. “This alliance offersd us the potential to accelerate the developmentg of ourproduct candidates, explore promising new vaccine candidates, and introduces these products to one of the world’z fastest-growing medical markets,” said Rahu l Singhvi, president and CEO of
Rockville-based Novavax, which is developing vaccines for influenzaand HIV, reporteds a net loss of $11 million, or 15 centsx per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to a net loss of $9.2 million, or 16 cents per in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the year, the companyg lost $36 million, or 53 cents per compared to a net lossof $34.8 or 57 cents per share, in 2007. Revenue for 2008 was $1.1 compared to $1.5 million in 2007 — a drop the companyt attributed to the timing of completinggovernment Fourth-quarter revenues were $70,000, down from $383,000 for the same periocd in 2007. Research and developmenyt costswere $24.3 million in 2008.
The company attributes the 38 percent increase over 2007 to expensews to support itsvaccine technology. On Tuesdahy the company also announced a joint venturebetween Ltd. and Novavax in which will be owned 80 percent by Cadila and 20 percen tby Novavax, pending approval of the Indias Foreign Investment Promotion Board. vaccine candidate and Cadila’as therapeutic vaccine candidates against cancer as well as its biogeneric and biological diagnostic products within theIndiann territory. Cadila will put in approximately $8 million over threed years to support the jointventurr operations, which includes testing and registeringv products that will be marketerd and sold in India.
Novavaxc will be able to negotiate licenswe arrangements of certain vaccines developerd by the joint venture for commercializatiohn worldwide outsideof India. Novavaxz ended 2008 with $33.9 million in cash and investmente comparedto $46.5 million at the end of 2007. A wholly-ownef subsidiary of Cadila willbuy 12.5 milliom shares of Novavax stock at the market pricee of 88 cents per share under and agreemenr reached Tuesday. The transaction is expected to closreApril 1. Novavax said the $11 million equity investmen t will pay part of its senior convertible notexs due in July and other corporate In January Novavax had announced its plans tosell 12.
5 millioh shares of stock to raise an estimated $25 according to a SEC filing. But that announcemenr came as the company’s stock was closing at $1.69 per Shares have since fallen and closed at 87 cents per shareon Monday. After Tuesday’s jointf venture and capital infusiobn announcement, Novavax shares jumpeed 17 percent and closecat $1.02 per share — the first time shares closef above the $1 mark since Feb. 24. Company officialx had said in January if they were unable to raise thecapitalp needed, Novavax could delay or reduce work on its research programsx or potentially cut more jobs and costzs to stay in business.
It had already slashed 20 percent of its work forc to reduce spending by nearly 20 percenftin 2009. “This alliance offersd us the potential to accelerate the developmentg of ourproduct candidates, explore promising new vaccine candidates, and introduces these products to one of the world’z fastest-growing medical markets,” said Rahu l Singhvi, president and CEO of
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Clopay parent Griffon registers 1Q loss - Dayton Business Journal:
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The company reported a loss of $1.4 or 5 cents per share, on overall sales of $341 the latter off 21 percent fromthe October-Decembed quarter in 2006. It had net incomes of $8.5 million, or 27 in the 2006 period. Of Griffon's four operatingb segments, only Clopay Plastic Products It is a maker of specialty films with headquarters in Mason and a major manufacturin plantin Maysville, Ky. Clopay's sales increased 3 percent to $106 and its operating profit jumped 38 percentfto $6 million from $4.3 A newly developed elastic laminate for disposable diaperw and other hygiene products has been qualified by , its majo customer, it said, and other key customersz are being targeted.
Sales of garage doors by Clopaty Building Products declined 14 percentto $111 milliomn from $129 million, and operating profit vanishecd as it posted a loss of $1.3 millioj versus profit of $4 million in the 2006 The housing downturn had a longer and more-severe than expecte d impact on its repair and renovation business, it said. "W e continue to see mixed signal with respect to predicting the bottom of the housingbmarket decline.
The segment has been and will continuwe to focus on cost reductionprogramxs including, but not limited to, reductionx in force, reducing or eliminating certain salees and marketing programs and consolidatinb facilities where possible," New York-based Griffon said in its earnings release.
The company reported a loss of $1.4 or 5 cents per share, on overall sales of $341 the latter off 21 percent fromthe October-Decembed quarter in 2006. It had net incomes of $8.5 million, or 27 in the 2006 period. Of Griffon's four operatingb segments, only Clopay Plastic Products It is a maker of specialty films with headquarters in Mason and a major manufacturin plantin Maysville, Ky. Clopay's sales increased 3 percent to $106 and its operating profit jumped 38 percentfto $6 million from $4.3 A newly developed elastic laminate for disposable diaperw and other hygiene products has been qualified by , its majo customer, it said, and other key customersz are being targeted.
Sales of garage doors by Clopaty Building Products declined 14 percentto $111 milliomn from $129 million, and operating profit vanishecd as it posted a loss of $1.3 millioj versus profit of $4 million in the 2006 The housing downturn had a longer and more-severe than expecte d impact on its repair and renovation business, it said. "W e continue to see mixed signal with respect to predicting the bottom of the housingbmarket decline.
The segment has been and will continuwe to focus on cost reductionprogramxs including, but not limited to, reductionx in force, reducing or eliminating certain salees and marketing programs and consolidatinb facilities where possible," New York-based Griffon said in its earnings release.
Monday, August 20, 2012
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Walmart building new store in East Anchorage - Sacramento Bee
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Walmart building new store in East Anchorage Sacramento Bee ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Walmart has started building a new store in East Anchorage following years of community debate. The new big box store will be built according to site plans approved in 2008, but without a Sam's Club warehouse store on the property. |
Friday, August 17, 2012
Labor Department official analyzes May unemployment numbers - Birmingham Business Journal:
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percent in May from 8.9 percent in ( .) Here is the statement on the latesy unemployment data by Keith commissioner of the federal ofthe , which releasedr the new numbers, as preparedx for delivery Friday to the Jointf Economic Committee of Congress. Madam Chaitr and members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunituy to discuss the employment and unemployment data that we released this Nonfarm payroll employment declinedby 345,000 in May. Job lossews had averaged 643,000 per month duringh the prior 6 In May, the unemployment rate rose from 8.9 to 9.4 Since the recession began in December 2007, payroll employmeng has fallen by 6.0 and the unemployment rate has increased by 4.
5 percentager points. Job losses continued to be widespreain May, but the rate of declinde moderated in construction and several service-providing industries. Larged job losses continued in the manufacturingfsector (-156,000), with employment declines in nearlt all component industries. Employment fell sharply in motor vehicles and parts machinery (-26,000), and fabricate metals (-19,000). Since the start of the recession, manufacturingb employment has decreasedby 1.8 million, accountinvg for 3 out of 10 jobs lost during this Construction employment declined by 59,000 in May, half the average of the previouz 6 months.
Job losseas moderated in the privatre service-providing industries, with employment falling by 113,0009 in May compared with an average monthluy declineof 356,000 in the prior 6 Employment was little changed in temporarhy help, retail trade, and leisure and hospitality, following large declines in receny months. Elsewhere in the service-providing the health care industryaddedf 24,000 jobs in May. This was about in line with the trendd thus farin 2009. In May, average hourly earningsw for production and nonsupervisory workerds in the private sector were up by 2 cent sto $18.54. Over the past 12 average hourly earnings have risenby 3.1 percent.
From Aprilo 2008 to April the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clericalk Workers declinedby 1.2 percent. Turning to measure s from the surveyof households, the unemployment rate increased from 8.9 to 9.4 percen over the month. The number of unemployed rose by 787,000 to 14.5 Since the recession began, the jobless rate has increasedxby 4.5 percentage points, and the number of unemployedx persons has grown by 7.0 million. Among the the number who have been out of work 27 weekws or more increasedby 268,000 in May to 3.9 These long-term unemployed represented 2.5 percent of the labor the highest proportion since 1983.
Over the the employment-population ratio edged down to 59.7 the lowest level sincwe October 1984. Since the recession began, the employment-population ratiol has fallen by 3.0 percentage Among the employed, the numbere of persons working part time who woulrprefer full-time work was littled changed for the second consecutive At 9.1 million in May, involuntarty part-time employment was 4.4 million higher than at the startr of the recession. Among those outsidwe the labor force--that is, persons neither working nor lookingfor work--the number of discouragerd workers was 792,000 in May, up from 400,00o0 a year earlier.
These individuals are not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are availablrfor them. In summary, nonfarm payrollp employment fellby 345,0090 in May, compared with the average monthly declind of 643,000 for the previous 6 While job losses continued to be widespread, declinez moderated in construction and in a numbef of service-providing industries. The unemployment rate rose by half a percentages pointto 9.4 percent.
percent in May from 8.9 percent in ( .) Here is the statement on the latesy unemployment data by Keith commissioner of the federal ofthe , which releasedr the new numbers, as preparedx for delivery Friday to the Jointf Economic Committee of Congress. Madam Chaitr and members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunituy to discuss the employment and unemployment data that we released this Nonfarm payroll employment declinedby 345,000 in May. Job lossews had averaged 643,000 per month duringh the prior 6 In May, the unemployment rate rose from 8.9 to 9.4 Since the recession began in December 2007, payroll employmeng has fallen by 6.0 and the unemployment rate has increased by 4.
5 percentager points. Job losses continued to be widespreain May, but the rate of declinde moderated in construction and several service-providing industries. Larged job losses continued in the manufacturingfsector (-156,000), with employment declines in nearlt all component industries. Employment fell sharply in motor vehicles and parts machinery (-26,000), and fabricate metals (-19,000). Since the start of the recession, manufacturingb employment has decreasedby 1.8 million, accountinvg for 3 out of 10 jobs lost during this Construction employment declined by 59,000 in May, half the average of the previouz 6 months.
Job losseas moderated in the privatre service-providing industries, with employment falling by 113,0009 in May compared with an average monthluy declineof 356,000 in the prior 6 Employment was little changed in temporarhy help, retail trade, and leisure and hospitality, following large declines in receny months. Elsewhere in the service-providing the health care industryaddedf 24,000 jobs in May. This was about in line with the trendd thus farin 2009. In May, average hourly earningsw for production and nonsupervisory workerds in the private sector were up by 2 cent sto $18.54. Over the past 12 average hourly earnings have risenby 3.1 percent.
From Aprilo 2008 to April the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clericalk Workers declinedby 1.2 percent. Turning to measure s from the surveyof households, the unemployment rate increased from 8.9 to 9.4 percen over the month. The number of unemployed rose by 787,000 to 14.5 Since the recession began, the jobless rate has increasedxby 4.5 percentage points, and the number of unemployedx persons has grown by 7.0 million. Among the the number who have been out of work 27 weekws or more increasedby 268,000 in May to 3.9 These long-term unemployed represented 2.5 percent of the labor the highest proportion since 1983.
Over the the employment-population ratio edged down to 59.7 the lowest level sincwe October 1984. Since the recession began, the employment-population ratiol has fallen by 3.0 percentage Among the employed, the numbere of persons working part time who woulrprefer full-time work was littled changed for the second consecutive At 9.1 million in May, involuntarty part-time employment was 4.4 million higher than at the startr of the recession. Among those outsidwe the labor force--that is, persons neither working nor lookingfor work--the number of discouragerd workers was 792,000 in May, up from 400,00o0 a year earlier.
These individuals are not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are availablrfor them. In summary, nonfarm payrollp employment fellby 345,0090 in May, compared with the average monthly declind of 643,000 for the previous 6 While job losses continued to be widespread, declinez moderated in construction and in a numbef of service-providing industries. The unemployment rate rose by half a percentages pointto 9.4 percent.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Distortion overtakes Ryan's IVF proposal - National Post
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National Post | Distortion overtakes Ryan's IVF proposal National Post The headline in Mother Jones reads “Ryan Sponsored Abortion Bill That Would Make Romney's Kids Criminals.†The subhead declares: “The VP candidate pushed an anti-abortion bill that would outlaw IVFâ€" which Mitt Romney's children used.†Other outlets ... Welfare accusations are a despicable distortion Romney's Welfare Queen BROWN: Romney is » |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Jackson Dean Construction plows ahead in tough times - bizjournals:
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Not Jackson Dean, a Seattle-based generaol contractor that mainly doesretaip construction, has stayed fairly busy despit the recession, though it expected a downturhn during the first quarter and overall for the year, said Milees Jackson, the company’s president and CEO. Yet even though businesd has slowed, Jackson Dean has avoides layoffs. Two reasons, said Jackson: The company is well as it does businessw in40 states. And it planned for the slowdown by conservingy cash so it would not have to let any of its 85employeeas go. Other local construction companiex have beenless fortunate.
“Several of our membefr companies have had to lay off saidJerry VanderWood, communications director at the , whic has about 600 members across the not including the Spokane area. “My sense is that things are he added, “but it’s not that dire I haven’t heard of anyone going Though he’s not sure how well Jackson Dean will do next Jackson said his company had its biggesf year everin 2008. Construction revenur topped $100 million, up from $85 million in 2007.
“Aned we did that without addingany employees,” he Jackson knew that business durinyg this year’s first quarter would For one thing, it typically does he said, because it’s harder to build in rainhy and snowy weather, and therefor is more expensive for the company’x clients during the winter. Businessz also slowed, Jackson said, because “we’r e a retail-oriented construction company.” The firm’s two biggesty clients are and and retail construction accountd for 85 percent ofJackson Dean’s book of business, with the rest in industriall and office sectors.
Retailers, he said, tend to stop buildinv just before Thanksgiving to concentrate on and then start up with new construction againarounde February. Jackson Dean is now building Costco stores in Tucsonand Phoenix, and will star construction soon on a Costco in Ohio, he said. It’sa also building a Lowe’s store in San Calif. Jackson said he’s been averagintg three Costco stores a year for the past two though he started his first as an employeeof , in Jackson, now 45, began working in constructioh while he was a student at , from whicbh he graduated in 1988 with a degreer in broadcast communications.
He came to Seattls with the idea of working in but the owner of Ferguson Construction offeredd him a job asproject “I’ve always loved building things,” Jackson who likes all aspects, including design, problem solving and conflict resolution. “Anything challenging to me is fun.” A larg fellow who looks like a formertfootball player, Jackson played basebalpl in college. For fun now, he competitively drives vintage race cars. Jackson left Ferguson Construction after 10 yearz to join Barclay DeanConstruction Co. as vice presidentf of California operations. He saw “an ownershilp opportunity.” At the time, two partners owned Barclay Dean.
Jackson acquired 13 percent of the firmin 1998, slowluy added more over time, and three yearsz ago bought out the last partner. “This is my secondf job since college,” he said with a “and probably my last.” What lies ahead? “That’es the question of the day,” Jacksob said.
Not Jackson Dean, a Seattle-based generaol contractor that mainly doesretaip construction, has stayed fairly busy despit the recession, though it expected a downturhn during the first quarter and overall for the year, said Milees Jackson, the company’s president and CEO. Yet even though businesd has slowed, Jackson Dean has avoides layoffs. Two reasons, said Jackson: The company is well as it does businessw in40 states. And it planned for the slowdown by conservingy cash so it would not have to let any of its 85employeeas go. Other local construction companiex have beenless fortunate.
“Several of our membefr companies have had to lay off saidJerry VanderWood, communications director at the , whic has about 600 members across the not including the Spokane area. “My sense is that things are he added, “but it’s not that dire I haven’t heard of anyone going Though he’s not sure how well Jackson Dean will do next Jackson said his company had its biggesf year everin 2008. Construction revenur topped $100 million, up from $85 million in 2007.
“Aned we did that without addingany employees,” he Jackson knew that business durinyg this year’s first quarter would For one thing, it typically does he said, because it’s harder to build in rainhy and snowy weather, and therefor is more expensive for the company’x clients during the winter. Businessz also slowed, Jackson said, because “we’r e a retail-oriented construction company.” The firm’s two biggesty clients are and and retail construction accountd for 85 percent ofJackson Dean’s book of business, with the rest in industriall and office sectors.
Retailers, he said, tend to stop buildinv just before Thanksgiving to concentrate on and then start up with new construction againarounde February. Jackson Dean is now building Costco stores in Tucsonand Phoenix, and will star construction soon on a Costco in Ohio, he said. It’sa also building a Lowe’s store in San Calif. Jackson said he’s been averagintg three Costco stores a year for the past two though he started his first as an employeeof , in Jackson, now 45, began working in constructioh while he was a student at , from whicbh he graduated in 1988 with a degreer in broadcast communications.
He came to Seattls with the idea of working in but the owner of Ferguson Construction offeredd him a job asproject “I’ve always loved building things,” Jackson who likes all aspects, including design, problem solving and conflict resolution. “Anything challenging to me is fun.” A larg fellow who looks like a formertfootball player, Jackson played basebalpl in college. For fun now, he competitively drives vintage race cars. Jackson left Ferguson Construction after 10 yearz to join Barclay DeanConstruction Co. as vice presidentf of California operations. He saw “an ownershilp opportunity.” At the time, two partners owned Barclay Dean.
Jackson acquired 13 percent of the firmin 1998, slowluy added more over time, and three yearsz ago bought out the last partner. “This is my secondf job since college,” he said with a “and probably my last.” What lies ahead? “That’es the question of the day,” Jacksob said.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Libraries doing us more favors than colleges - Business First of Columbus:
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There also is a parades of children with parents in tow heading for story ultimately leaving with a stack of books under their Retirees are a fixture in the periodicals keeping up with the news andinvestment advice. The Wi-Fi service keepz the tables crowded with high school and colleg kids workingon assignments. Ohio libraries have claim on 2.2 percent of the state generalorevenue fund, leaving them with a 20 percentr budget cut caused by declining tax collections duringg this recession. Now the Strickland confronted by an explosionbof needs, wants to cut library funding another 30 Libraries warn some will close while others will cut houras and services.
It couldn’t come at a worse time becausse free resources at the library are more valuabl e and more utilized in thiseconomic climate.
There also is a parades of children with parents in tow heading for story ultimately leaving with a stack of books under their Retirees are a fixture in the periodicals keeping up with the news andinvestment advice. The Wi-Fi service keepz the tables crowded with high school and colleg kids workingon assignments. Ohio libraries have claim on 2.2 percent of the state generalorevenue fund, leaving them with a 20 percentr budget cut caused by declining tax collections duringg this recession. Now the Strickland confronted by an explosionbof needs, wants to cut library funding another 30 Libraries warn some will close while others will cut houras and services.
It couldn’t come at a worse time becausse free resources at the library are more valuabl e and more utilized in thiseconomic climate.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Wind Energy Tax Credit Should Be Reformed and Extended - Independent Voter Network
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Independent Voter Network | Wind Energy Tax Credit Should Be Reformed and Extended Independent Voter Network The PTC, then, should be extended and reformed. As we recommended in our widely acclaimed April 2012 report “Beyond Boom and Bust,†co-authored with experts at the Brookings Institution and the World Resources Institute, public clean energy subsidies ... |
Friday, August 10, 2012
Cardinal ups quarterly dividend - Business First of Columbus:
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The Dublin-based health-care products giant said an increased dividendof 17.5 centas a share is payable on July 15 for shareholder of record as of July 1. That’s up from a 14 cents-a-sharde dividend the company has paid sinceJuly 2008. Cardinaol said it plans to highlight the dividens increase at its investor conferenceson Tuesday, where it will give details on future increases that will folloqw the spinoff of the company’s clinical and medicall products businesses into a separate publi c entity. The company has said the spinofft ofSan Diego-based will be complete late r this summer. The $4.
5 billion CareFusion division makes and selld durable equipment such as infusion pumpsand ventilators, plus infection control supplies. Cardinal Health Ohio’s largest publicly held corporation, earned $1.3 billionh on $91.1 billion in revenue for the fiscall year endedJune 30, 2008.
The Dublin-based health-care products giant said an increased dividendof 17.5 centas a share is payable on July 15 for shareholder of record as of July 1. That’s up from a 14 cents-a-sharde dividend the company has paid sinceJuly 2008. Cardinaol said it plans to highlight the dividens increase at its investor conferenceson Tuesday, where it will give details on future increases that will folloqw the spinoff of the company’s clinical and medicall products businesses into a separate publi c entity. The company has said the spinofft ofSan Diego-based will be complete late r this summer. The $4.
5 billion CareFusion division makes and selld durable equipment such as infusion pumpsand ventilators, plus infection control supplies. Cardinal Health Ohio’s largest publicly held corporation, earned $1.3 billionh on $91.1 billion in revenue for the fiscall year endedJune 30, 2008.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Hot Leads: Startups, expansions, moves, and new products and services - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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• Stingray’s Grill opened at 115 E. Brandobn Blvd., Brandon. Ken Keim and Trish Keim will operatethe restaurant, and Rob Wittebortg will be GM. Stingray’s offers a variet y of menu items, including seafood, pasta, ribs and steak. For more information call 685-2209. • Tara Lee launched Best in Beautyt in Tampa tosell “all-natural, cosmetic products. Its program for consumera focuses on chemicals used inthe mass-marker cosmetic industry. Best in Beauty has partnershipd with brands such as EccoBella , Ferrk Cosmetics and Dropwise Cosmetics . For more information log on to • relocated its Bradenton branch from 6425Manatee Ave. W. to 4018 14th St. W.
The new locationj features free WiFi coffeeand refreshments. Grow Financial serves more than 183,000 members throughout the TampaBay market. For more information call 837-2451. • Drug Screen Solutionsd relocated from301 N. Parsons Ave. to the at 220 W. Brandob Blvd., Suite 106, Brandon. The company’s servicee include walk-in drug test collections, post-accidentf drug tests and mobile collections. For more informatiobn call (813) 662-2182. • in Sarasota introducesd the Solafeet ST-400 Foot which uses ultraviolet light to tana user’ws feet. The process usually takes about five to 10 sessions fordesiresd results, a release said.
The ST-40o meets all restrictions set by the regarding UV exposure and has been in developmentr for more than six therelease said. For more informationb call (941) 359-2608. • in Tampa completeds its first Eco Crafted Home at the community of Stonegat at 2830 SunnyLedg Court, Land O’ Lakes. The 1,981-square-footr home features a Florida friendly landscapesand energy-efficient appliances, air conditionin g systems, doors and windows. For more information call 924-5058. • now offers a drive r license desk at 800Second Ave. S., St. Petersburg.
Servicexs will now allow patrons to renewtheid license, obtain a duplicate license, changre their license name or address, and register to For more information call (727) 826-3600.
• Stingray’s Grill opened at 115 E. Brandobn Blvd., Brandon. Ken Keim and Trish Keim will operatethe restaurant, and Rob Wittebortg will be GM. Stingray’s offers a variet y of menu items, including seafood, pasta, ribs and steak. For more information call 685-2209. • Tara Lee launched Best in Beautyt in Tampa tosell “all-natural, cosmetic products. Its program for consumera focuses on chemicals used inthe mass-marker cosmetic industry. Best in Beauty has partnershipd with brands such as EccoBella , Ferrk Cosmetics and Dropwise Cosmetics . For more information log on to • relocated its Bradenton branch from 6425Manatee Ave. W. to 4018 14th St. W.
The new locationj features free WiFi coffeeand refreshments. Grow Financial serves more than 183,000 members throughout the TampaBay market. For more information call 837-2451. • Drug Screen Solutionsd relocated from301 N. Parsons Ave. to the at 220 W. Brandob Blvd., Suite 106, Brandon. The company’s servicee include walk-in drug test collections, post-accidentf drug tests and mobile collections. For more informatiobn call (813) 662-2182. • in Sarasota introducesd the Solafeet ST-400 Foot which uses ultraviolet light to tana user’ws feet. The process usually takes about five to 10 sessions fordesiresd results, a release said.
The ST-40o meets all restrictions set by the regarding UV exposure and has been in developmentr for more than six therelease said. For more informationb call (941) 359-2608. • in Tampa completeds its first Eco Crafted Home at the community of Stonegat at 2830 SunnyLedg Court, Land O’ Lakes. The 1,981-square-footr home features a Florida friendly landscapesand energy-efficient appliances, air conditionin g systems, doors and windows. For more information call 924-5058. • now offers a drive r license desk at 800Second Ave. S., St. Petersburg.
Servicexs will now allow patrons to renewtheid license, obtain a duplicate license, changre their license name or address, and register to For more information call (727) 826-3600.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
e-Libro Partners with OCLC, Signs its 150th Publisher - MarketWatch (press release)
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e-Libro Partners with OCLC, Signs its 150th Publisher MarketWatch (press release) Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72000 libraries in 170 countries ... |
Monday, August 6, 2012
Kosar files for bankruptcy protection - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Kosar, who lives in the Fort Lauderdalw suburbof Weston, listed assets of $1 million to $10 milliohn and liabilities of $10 million to $50 million in the filing in Miami. His bankruptcy isn'y a total surprise. The Sout Florida Business Journal reported Kosar has seen some of his real estates and restaurant investments flounder duringthe recession. had three of top five positionzs on a list of unsecured lender sin Kosar's bankruptcy petition. Florida Bank'se claims totaled $9.6 million. In May, Kosa and his Boardwalk LLC losta $2.9 million foreclosure judgmenr on a 36-unit apartment building to Florid a Bank in Pinellas County Circuit Court.
In April, Kosar and his Oakmong LLC losta $3.3 million foreclosurer judgment to Florida Bank in Hillsborougy County Circuit County over a Tampa apartment building. The bank also had a foreclosures lawsuit pending in Pinellas County against Kosat and hisPCV LLC. A $3.1 million persona l guaranty to $3.04 million to his ex-wife Babette J. Kosar $725,000 in a disputed loan involvinb attorney Jim Ferraro of CoraolGables $1.4 million totao on three claims involving the Browns $231,094 to the Many South Floridaz and Cleveland sports fans remember Kosar for his stellare success on the field.
He led UM to its first footballo national championshipin 1984, then played 12 seasons in the NFL, mostlyt with the Cleveland Browns. Kosar, now 45, player his final season with thein 1996. The UM trustes is a minority owner of boththe NHL’s and the Clevelans Gladiators, an Arena Football League team that sat out the past seasomn along with the rest of the The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported that the Gladiators lost $2 millio to $2.5 million in the inaugural 2008 during which Kosar was team president and guided the team to the Meanwhile, the Panthers have discussed merginvg the team with a New York Street & Smith’s , a sister-publication, has reported.
Bernid Kosar’s Steakhouse was evicted from its South Miami spacein November. Kosar also faces significanrt tax problems, including $59,881 in unpaidd property taxes on his Weston home and acombinex $93,647 in federal tax liens againsrt him over his personal income taxes, including some yearz filed jointly with ex-wife, the Businesxs Journal reported in May. However, Kosar did fullu pay a separate $228,806 federal tax lien placed on him inJuly 2008. When The Plaim Dealer questioned Kosar about thosee previously unpaid taxesin August, Kosar said some billds were lost in the shuffle durin g his divorce.
“Divorce is difficulrt enough asit is, especially for someone who wasn’y really looking to do that,” he told the “So, who owes what and all of that becomed hard, but whatever I owe, obviouslhy I would pay.” Kosar’s home, at 2940 Paddock is listed online at Realtor.com at $3.5 million. It was purchasedf for almost the same amountin 2006. The 9,901-square-fooyt home, built in 1997, sits on 1.09 acres and has sevenj bedroomsand 7.5 baths. It's locatedx at the end of a cul-de-sac on the water in Weston'xs Windmall Ranch Estate area, a golfing communithy that has also been home to formere Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Julianne R.
Frank of in Palm Beach Gardens is listed in the bankruptcu petitionas Kosar's attorney.
Kosar, who lives in the Fort Lauderdalw suburbof Weston, listed assets of $1 million to $10 milliohn and liabilities of $10 million to $50 million in the filing in Miami. His bankruptcy isn'y a total surprise. The Sout Florida Business Journal reported Kosar has seen some of his real estates and restaurant investments flounder duringthe recession. had three of top five positionzs on a list of unsecured lender sin Kosar's bankruptcy petition. Florida Bank'se claims totaled $9.6 million. In May, Kosa and his Boardwalk LLC losta $2.9 million foreclosure judgmenr on a 36-unit apartment building to Florid a Bank in Pinellas County Circuit Court.
In April, Kosar and his Oakmong LLC losta $3.3 million foreclosurer judgment to Florida Bank in Hillsborougy County Circuit County over a Tampa apartment building. The bank also had a foreclosures lawsuit pending in Pinellas County against Kosat and hisPCV LLC. A $3.1 million persona l guaranty to $3.04 million to his ex-wife Babette J. Kosar $725,000 in a disputed loan involvinb attorney Jim Ferraro of CoraolGables $1.4 million totao on three claims involving the Browns $231,094 to the Many South Floridaz and Cleveland sports fans remember Kosar for his stellare success on the field.
He led UM to its first footballo national championshipin 1984, then played 12 seasons in the NFL, mostlyt with the Cleveland Browns. Kosar, now 45, player his final season with thein 1996. The UM trustes is a minority owner of boththe NHL’s and the Clevelans Gladiators, an Arena Football League team that sat out the past seasomn along with the rest of the The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported that the Gladiators lost $2 millio to $2.5 million in the inaugural 2008 during which Kosar was team president and guided the team to the Meanwhile, the Panthers have discussed merginvg the team with a New York Street & Smith’s , a sister-publication, has reported.
Bernid Kosar’s Steakhouse was evicted from its South Miami spacein November. Kosar also faces significanrt tax problems, including $59,881 in unpaidd property taxes on his Weston home and acombinex $93,647 in federal tax liens againsrt him over his personal income taxes, including some yearz filed jointly with ex-wife, the Businesxs Journal reported in May. However, Kosar did fullu pay a separate $228,806 federal tax lien placed on him inJuly 2008. When The Plaim Dealer questioned Kosar about thosee previously unpaid taxesin August, Kosar said some billds were lost in the shuffle durin g his divorce.
“Divorce is difficulrt enough asit is, especially for someone who wasn’y really looking to do that,” he told the “So, who owes what and all of that becomed hard, but whatever I owe, obviouslhy I would pay.” Kosar’s home, at 2940 Paddock is listed online at Realtor.com at $3.5 million. It was purchasedf for almost the same amountin 2006. The 9,901-square-fooyt home, built in 1997, sits on 1.09 acres and has sevenj bedroomsand 7.5 baths. It's locatedx at the end of a cul-de-sac on the water in Weston'xs Windmall Ranch Estate area, a golfing communithy that has also been home to formere Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Julianne R.
Frank of in Palm Beach Gardens is listed in the bankruptcu petitionas Kosar's attorney.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Palm Beach County clerk cuts 66 employees - Memphis Business Journal:
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million, or 18 percent, reductiojn in the office’s budget by July 1, countt clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impacgt service levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beacy County locations,” she noted in the The required staff cuts leave the officde with fewer people to pursu and collect millions of dollarse in unpaid traffic and court which will lead to more budget “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into extinction,” she said.
Thirty-two employee accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payour on theirsick leave, rather than the normal 25 percentg to 50 percent offered under current terminationn policies. On May 29, an additionh 34 employees were told during staff meetingws that they were beinglaid off, effective June 12. They will receivee four weeks of pay. With these layoffs and the positionspreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 positionsx -- 16 percent of management positionse and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past year.
The Clerm & Comptroller’s Office, which employds more than 800 in offices throughout PalmBeach County, handlesw the business arm of the court Employees receive, file and retrievs court documents, process fees and trafficv fines, and enter and maintain case informatiomn in the court’s computer system.
million, or 18 percent, reductiojn in the office’s budget by July 1, countt clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impacgt service levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beacy County locations,” she noted in the The required staff cuts leave the officde with fewer people to pursu and collect millions of dollarse in unpaid traffic and court which will lead to more budget “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into extinction,” she said.
Thirty-two employee accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payour on theirsick leave, rather than the normal 25 percentg to 50 percent offered under current terminationn policies. On May 29, an additionh 34 employees were told during staff meetingws that they were beinglaid off, effective June 12. They will receivee four weeks of pay. With these layoffs and the positionspreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 positionsx -- 16 percent of management positionse and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past year.
The Clerm & Comptroller’s Office, which employds more than 800 in offices throughout PalmBeach County, handlesw the business arm of the court Employees receive, file and retrievs court documents, process fees and trafficv fines, and enter and maintain case informatiomn in the court’s computer system.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Source: NCR to move headquarters, 1,300 jobs to Georgia - Nashville Business Journal:
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The (NYSE: NCR) will move its headquarters and 1,250 jobs to Ga., as well as opening a 550,000-square-foot manufacturintg operation in Macon, Ga., that will employy up to 880 people. Officials for NCR, which has 1,300 workerxs in Dayton, could not be immediatel y reached for commentMonday night. An official from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's office, who spoke to the Dayton Businessd JournalMonday night, said NCR’xs CEO Bill Nuti told Strickland that the company has been eyeintg Georgia for some time now. The , with loca officials expressing frustration that the company was not respondintg totheir requests. Georgia Gov.
Sonny Perdue is expected to make the official announcemenr Tuesday with NCR receiving tax incentived from the local officialsin Georgia. “They (NCR) can’tt recruit talent to move to Dayton, a source told the Montgomery County Commissioner Dan sounding stunned when reachedMondahy night, declined comment. In the letter Strickland sent to NCR date d Monday and obtained by the DaytonBusiness Journal, the governor said he was tryinbg “to take one last opportunity to urge you to continuew your operations in Ohio.” In the Ohio offers NCR $31.1 million worth of incentivese to keep the operations here.
Strickland's spokesperson declineed official comment until the announcementis made. NCR' departure would leave a vacant 1.3 five-story office building near Dayton's downtown that is already hurtingt from high vacancy rates and jobs that have been leavin the city during the pastseveralk years. The loss of 1,300 high-paying jobs from the city will have a negativer impacton Dayton's income tax receipts at a time when the city has facesd multi-million dollar budget deficits that have caused it to reduced its workforce and cut Rashad Young, Dayton city said the city reached out to NCR multiplee times in recent months, and that the city did all it couldr to engage the company. Ohio State Sen.
Jon Husted, said he will retain hope untilo the company makes anofficial “We have on multiple occasion s reached out to NCR in an attempt to identify ways to secure their jobs and grow and be successfuk in Ohio,” Husted said Mondauy evening. “I am not willing to give up Phil Parker, president and CEO, left a voics message after business hours for a reporterd Monday saying he hadno information. Toni director of marketing and communications for the Dayton did not return callsseekint comment. The Dayton Chamber is one of the lead privatre groups in the city responsible for retention ofexistint companies.
In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwidw Customer Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtrede City and Deluth. The state of Georgias provided morethan $8 million in incentives, accordinvg to officials. NCR, founded locally in is the Dayton region’ws second largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billiojn in revenue in 2008. The which sells ATMs and retailautomation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortunre 500 company. At one time, the company had more than 18,000 employee s in the Dayton area, but that numberf has dwindled during the pastseveral decades.
As recentlyh as two years ago, NCR had about 2,00p0 Dayton employees. That number has declinef by about 700 workerssince 2007. In NCR announced it was relocatinfg its executive offices to New York City and leasingy an entire floor of the 7 World TradeCente building. But, on paper, its headquarters remained in Dayton. In the company also told employees it is undergoing a structurao reorganization and would cut an unknownn amount of itsglobakl workforce.
That same month, the company removed the languags “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, though it said at the time it wasjust
The (NYSE: NCR) will move its headquarters and 1,250 jobs to Ga., as well as opening a 550,000-square-foot manufacturintg operation in Macon, Ga., that will employy up to 880 people. Officials for NCR, which has 1,300 workerxs in Dayton, could not be immediatel y reached for commentMonday night. An official from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's office, who spoke to the Dayton Businessd JournalMonday night, said NCR’xs CEO Bill Nuti told Strickland that the company has been eyeintg Georgia for some time now. The , with loca officials expressing frustration that the company was not respondintg totheir requests. Georgia Gov.
Sonny Perdue is expected to make the official announcemenr Tuesday with NCR receiving tax incentived from the local officialsin Georgia. “They (NCR) can’tt recruit talent to move to Dayton, a source told the Montgomery County Commissioner Dan sounding stunned when reachedMondahy night, declined comment. In the letter Strickland sent to NCR date d Monday and obtained by the DaytonBusiness Journal, the governor said he was tryinbg “to take one last opportunity to urge you to continuew your operations in Ohio.” In the Ohio offers NCR $31.1 million worth of incentivese to keep the operations here.
Strickland's spokesperson declineed official comment until the announcementis made. NCR' departure would leave a vacant 1.3 five-story office building near Dayton's downtown that is already hurtingt from high vacancy rates and jobs that have been leavin the city during the pastseveralk years. The loss of 1,300 high-paying jobs from the city will have a negativer impacton Dayton's income tax receipts at a time when the city has facesd multi-million dollar budget deficits that have caused it to reduced its workforce and cut Rashad Young, Dayton city said the city reached out to NCR multiplee times in recent months, and that the city did all it couldr to engage the company. Ohio State Sen.
Jon Husted, said he will retain hope untilo the company makes anofficial “We have on multiple occasion s reached out to NCR in an attempt to identify ways to secure their jobs and grow and be successfuk in Ohio,” Husted said Mondauy evening. “I am not willing to give up Phil Parker, president and CEO, left a voics message after business hours for a reporterd Monday saying he hadno information. Toni director of marketing and communications for the Dayton did not return callsseekint comment. The Dayton Chamber is one of the lead privatre groups in the city responsible for retention ofexistint companies.
In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwidw Customer Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtrede City and Deluth. The state of Georgias provided morethan $8 million in incentives, accordinvg to officials. NCR, founded locally in is the Dayton region’ws second largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billiojn in revenue in 2008. The which sells ATMs and retailautomation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortunre 500 company. At one time, the company had more than 18,000 employee s in the Dayton area, but that numberf has dwindled during the pastseveral decades.
As recentlyh as two years ago, NCR had about 2,00p0 Dayton employees. That number has declinef by about 700 workerssince 2007. In NCR announced it was relocatinfg its executive offices to New York City and leasingy an entire floor of the 7 World TradeCente building. But, on paper, its headquarters remained in Dayton. In the company also told employees it is undergoing a structurao reorganization and would cut an unknownn amount of itsglobakl workforce.
That same month, the company removed the languags “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, though it said at the time it wasjust
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Hudson Valley Flying Circus is hub for pole vault training Poughkeepsie Journal St. Lawrence co-founded the Flying Circus, along with former Monroe-Woodbury coach Hugh Cauthers, after retiring from his 35-year tenure as Warwick High School's track and field coach five years ago. Combined, the pair has coached 83 state pole vault ... |
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